Authorities: 34 CFR Part 300; Appendix A to Part 300--Excess Costs Calculation
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Excess costs means those costs that are in excess of the average annual per student expenditure in the local educational agency (LEA) during the preceding school year for the elementary or secondary school child, as may be appropriate, that may be computed:
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REQUIREMENTS
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The LEA meets the excess cost requirement if it has spent at least a minimum average amount for the education of its children with disabilities before using IDEA-B funds.
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The excess cost requirement prevents the LEA from using IDEA-B funds to pay for all the costs directly attributable to the education of the child with a disability; except:
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EXCESS COSTS CALCULATION
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Before the LEA may access IDEA-B funds, the LEA must compute the minimum average amount it must spend separately for children with disabilities in its elementary schools and for children with disabilities in its secondary schools.
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To calculate the minimum amount the LEA must spend on the average for each of its elementary school children with disabilities before it may use IDEA-B funds, the LEA must:
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IDEA-B funds can only be used for elementary school children with disabilities for excess costs over and above the minimum obtained when the LEA multiplies the number of elementary school children with disabilities in the LEA by the average annual per student expenditure.
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To calculate the minimum amount the LEA must spend on the average for each of its secondary school children with disabilities before it may use IDEA-B funds, the LEA must use the formula provided in Appendix A to Part 300 for elementary school children referenced above.
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IDEA-B funds can only be used for secondary school children with disabilities for excess costs over and above the minimum obtained when the LEA multiplies the number of secondary school children with disabilities in the LEA by the average annual per student expenditure.
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